I am using Ubuntu 8.10 and I have a problem with the updating process. I have found that I cannot specify new Software Sources or remove old ones with the Software Sources management tool. This is probably not a huge issue as I would like to get my system to a state where everything is working [I have been asked to recommend an OS to a friend who is even more MS dependant that me, never having heard of Linux!]

TIA.

taurus

January 18th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Try synaptic, System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager.

VerGuy

January 18th, 2009, 08:41 PM

Try synaptic, System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager.

When I try this what I get is:

"The repository information has changed. You have to click on the "Reload" button for your changes to take effect"

[See attached picture] This re-occurs if I click the reload button and if I close the Synaptic Package Manager and restart it.

taurus

January 18th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Just close synaptic and run these two commands from a terminal.

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

VerGuy

January 18th, 2009, 09:58 PM

Just close synaptic and run these two commands from a terminal.

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

I have just tried these and the situation is the same [unchanged]

I have also tried:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

In the hope that it might fix something which is broken in my system. It did not work.

taurus

January 18th, 2009, 09:59 PM

Cam you post your /etc/apt/sources.list?

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

VerGuy

January 18th, 2009, 10:15 PM

Cam you post your /etc/apt/sources.list?

here is the content of that file: [It reads like another language to me!]

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release amd64 (20081029.2)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# This entris allows for th install of the Opera browser
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
# PulseAudio Fixes - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main

taurus

January 18th, 2009, 10:18 PM

here is the content of that file: [It reads like another language to me!]

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release amd64 (20081029.2)]/ intrepid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# This entris allows for th install of the Opera browser
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
# PulseAudio Fixes - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main
Any reason why you have a repo for dapper while you are obviously running intrepid?

I would recommend you edit /etc/apt/sources.list

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
and place a # in front of that line to comment it out.

#deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
Save it and close down gedit editing window. Now run

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

VerGuy

January 18th, 2009, 11:29 PM

Don't know how the Dapper entries got in there. I have commented them out as you suggested and still no change. The system does still notify me about updates: It is just if I want to add a software source at some future date I may not be able to.

[Please excuse any spelling mistakes: I am typing this reply without my glasses and so I cannot be sure that what I am typing is acually what I intend to type]

Prot

January 19th, 2009, 12:49 AM

Don't know how the Dapper entries got in there. I have commented them out as you suggested and still no change. The system does still notify me about updates: It is just if I want to add a software source at some future date I may not be able to.

[Please excuse any spelling mistakes: I am typing this reply without my glasses and so I cannot be sure that what I am typing is acually what I intend to type]

Same thing started happening to me. Linux Mint 6 (Intrepid).
I can no longer add repositories with Synaptic only manually by editing sources.plist. :(

taurus

January 19th, 2009, 01:09 AM

Don't know how the Dapper entries got in there. I have commented them out as you suggested and still no change. The system does still notify me about updates: It is just if I want to add a software source at some future date I may not be able to.

[Please excuse any spelling mistakes: I am typing this reply without my glasses and so I cannot be sure that what I am typing is acually what I intend to type]

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
cheese libpoppler-glib3 libpoppler3 libv4l-0 poppler-utils xserver-xorg-video-intel
6 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3742kB of archives.
After this operation, 12.3kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security multiverse
# This entris allows for th install of the Opera browser
#deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
# PulseAudio Fixes - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu intrepid main

Medibuntu? Sounds interesting and I would like to know more. But as an absolute Ubuntu beginner I am not even sure what I am interested in [you probably guessed that by now!]

While we are on the subject of what-is-what what is Mythbuntu? or TVBuntu? I get that '...A MythTV system consists of backends, for recording and storing TV...'

but I can't get it to work!

That is for another thread I guess. Solve this little tinker first [Software Sources]

taurus

January 22nd, 2009, 10:28 PM

You can go into System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager -> Settings -> Repositories and change to another server. Try the Main Server to see if it works at all.

For more info about Medibuntu, check out this link, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu.

VerGuy

January 23rd, 2009, 06:31 PM

You can go into System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager -> Settings -> Repositories and change to another server. Try the Main Server to see if it works at all.

For more info about Medibuntu, check out this link, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu.

Clicking on Repositories has no effect except for the mouse cursor changing to an animated circular object [System Busy?] The cursor then returns to normal without any other options being displayed. :(

Pumalite

January 23rd, 2009, 07:07 PM

Are you posting from the offending computer?

VerGuy

January 23rd, 2009, 07:10 PM

Are you posting from the offending computer?

I am at the moment [Not always the case]

Pumalite

January 23rd, 2009, 07:40 PM

You are sure you have a good connection in Ubuntu then.

VerGuy

January 23rd, 2009, 09:01 PM

You are sure you have a good connection in Ubuntu then.

Good connection to The Internet?

Yes. While it does occasionally go down it does not [usually] fail between my attempts to specify alternate software sources.

VerGuy

February 1st, 2009, 11:19 AM

As the title says I have 'solved' this one.

Ubuntu started to find updates but not install them so I bit the bullet [copied off all of the items I wanted to keep and re-installed] Working perfectly now.